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beneficial use doctrine  

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  • The beneficial use doctrine refers to the principle of water management adopted by the western United States during a period of expansion during the 19th century. The California Gold Rush and other stimuli led to a rapid population increase in the western states that was plagued by little standing groundwater, among other features. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Beneficial use Doctrine]

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